Bryan Danielson’s wrestling future remains uncertain as he continues to battle a significant neck injury. His last in-ring appearance saw him drop the World Title to Jon Moxley at Wrestle Dynasty.
Since then, Danielson has been undergoing stem cell therapy in an effort to avoid surgery. Despite his absence from TV, he has remained actively involved behind the scenes at AEW. According to PWInsider.com, he was backstage at Wednesday’s episode of Dynamite.
On the Dynamite post-show for Fightful, Sean Ross Sapp shared insight into Danielson’s ongoing role within AEW’s creative team:
“There were a lot of people in the Fightful Select Discord asking me about Danielson being backstage. I have an interview with Danielson that I haven’t released yet because there hasn’t been a need to; there’s nothing timely about it. It was in Dallas at the All In ticketing event. We had some filming issues, but I’ve recovered it and will probably release it Revolution week. He told me he’s around a bit, that he’s still working with AEW, and that he’ll be at All In. He just doesn’t know in what capacity. But this isn’t out of the ordinary for him to be backstage. I don’t think he’s going to be there all the time, but he is still working with AEW, I believe in a creative capacity. So, every so often, you’re going to get those types of reports, which I think at this stage we’re not going to write a whole new article on. Like tonight, I don’t know if he was there or not, but he’s been there quite a few times since he left. I don’t know if he’s going through rehab on his neck, or if he had surgery, or whatever it may be. I know he wanted to rehab it, but this is just something that’s kind of common for him at this stage. It’s not out of the ordinary for him to be backstage.”
For now, Danielson remains a key part of AEW’s backstage operations while continuing his recovery, with his in-ring return still up in the air.
